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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A suborder of carnivorous mammals, of the order Feræ, containing all the terrestrial carnivores, as distinguished from the aquatic seals and walruses, or Pinnipedia.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to Pinnipedia.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora

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